A character in The Pink Panther (2006)

Inspector Jacques Clouseau quotes from The Pink Panther (2006)

Steve Martin

Most-quoted character in The Pink Panther (2006): in 9 of its 11 quotes
Most scenes with: Ponton (5)

A line from Inspector Jacques Clouseau

A woman is like an artichoke. You have to do some work before you get to her heart.

Scenes with Inspector Jacques Clouseau

8 scenes
Clouseau

And you are?

Gilbert Ponton. Detective, Second Class.

Clouseau

And what qualifications do you have for police work?

My family has done police work in Paris for nine generations.

Clouseau

And before zat?

We were policemen in the surrounding areas for two hundred years.

Clouseau

And before zat?

Immigrants from various countries in Europe, all involved in police work.

Clouseau

And before zat?

Farmers.

Clouseau

Mm. So you are a little lamb who has come to Clouseau for to learn. Gilbert Ponton, I vow to teach you everything I know about police work. And together, we are going to catch a killer.

Vainqueur
[Clouseau and Ponton go to question the new head coach of the French national football team]

You wanted to see me?

Clouseau

You are Vainquer?

Vainqueur

Yes. And who are you?

Clouseau

I am Inspector Clouseau. Per'aps you 'ave 'eard of me.

Vainqueur

No.

Clouseau
[notices Ponton taking notes]

Don't write that down!

Vainqueur

What do you want?

Clouseau

I am told that Bizu hated Gluant.

Vainqueur

A lot of people hated Gluant.

Clouseau

Did you?

Vainqueur

I spent six years under his thumb, being verbally abused every day. Yes, I was not a fan of Yves Gluant.

Clouseau

And now 'e is dead... and you have his job. How ironic.

Vainqueur

Not every death is a tragedy.

And, what was the-

Clouseau

Footsteps. Its a young woman. 30 to 35 years old. 5"2, 5"4. Brunette. And she is wearing high heels. Perhaps a bit too formal for the afternoon. She has on...[sniffs air] Chanel number 5. [The footsteps are shown to be those of Yuri, the team trainer].

Inspector Clouseau

Is anyone with you?

Yuri

No.

Inspector Clouseau

Do you have a pair of high 'eels in that bag?

Yuri

No.

Inspector Clouseau

Not even a small pair of pumps?

Yuri

No?

Inspector Clouseau

Who are you?

Yuri

I am Yuri, the trainer.

Inspector Clouseau

So what is it you do here, Yuri the trainer?

Yuri

I... train.

Inspector Clouseau

So you are Yuri the trainer who trains. humph. [turns away from Yuri, then suddenly turns and points at Yuri]

Inspector Clouseau

DO NOT LEAVE EUROPE!

Yuri

Bu-but I have to go to Asia.

Inspector Clouseau

Okay... DO NOT LEAVE EUROPE OR ASIA!

Yuri

And we have one match in Brazil.

Inspector Clouseau

Alright... DO NOT LEAVE EUROPE, ASIA, OR ZE AMERICAS!

Yuri

Okay.

Clouseau

You are the soccer player known as Bizu?!

Bizu

Yes.

Clouseau

You are acquainted with Yves Gluant?!

Bizu

I'm glad he's pushing up daisies.

Clouseau

'e is not pushing up daisies. 'e is dead!

Bizu

It's an idiom!

Clouseau

You, sir, are the idiom. Now, unless you want to spend ze rest of your life in prison, you will answer ze next question: did you kill him?!

Bizu

I would have loved to have killed him.

Clouseau

Duh!

Bizu

But, some lucky bastard beat me to it.

Clouseau

You disgust me! I'll be right back. [Clouseau leaves, closing the door behind him, but immediately opens it again.] Cigarette?

Bizu

No. Thanks.

Clouseau

Good for you. Bizu, I know you didn't do it. Someone else did, and they are trying to set you up.

Bizu

You'll help me?

Clouseau

Of course I'll help you. Now, do you have any idea who could have done this terrible thing?

Bizu

His partner in those stupid restaurants, Larocque.

Clouseau

Raymond Larocque, the casino owner!

Bizu

Gluant would steal money from the restaurants and use it to gamble. My guess is Larocque got fed up and had him killed.

Clouseau

Bizu, I like you. I am going to help you. You and I are going to make a great team.

Inspector Clouseau
[Clouseau leaves and gets ready to be the Bad Cop again.]

Ze good-cop, bad-cop routine is working perfectly!

You know, usually, two different cops do that.

He was just found dead in a training facility locker room. Shot in the head.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Was it fatal?

Yes.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

How fatal?

Um, completely.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

I want to speak to him now!

[looking confused]

He's dead.

006

Boswell. Nigel Boswell. Agent 006. Do you know what that means?

Clouseau

Yes. It means you are one short of the big-time.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

I would like to take a closer look at your bawls.

Larocque

My what?

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Your bawls. Your big, brass bawls.

Larocque

Uh, sure.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau
[starts to unzip pants] [Picks up brass bowl on table and examines it]
Nigel Boswell/Agent 006

It is very important that you remain calm and do not turn around.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Remain calm, do not turn around.

Nigel Boswell/Agent 006

Behind you in the casino are the Gas Mask Bandits.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau
[Turns around and panics]

Oh my God! Ze Gas Mask Bandits!

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Without you, I would be nothing!

Perhaps you still are.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Ha! Excellent verbal joust, inspector! We must do lunch sometime. Had it not been for you, who knows? Someone else might have won the Medal of Honor this year.

[Grumbling as Clouseau gets in the car]

Yes, I know. Idiot. [Looks down] Oh no.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

What? What did you say?

Nothing.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

You mean, you didn't just say: Stop the car, dear God, I beg of you, stop the car?

No.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau

Hmm.

[Chief Inspector Dreyfus seen screaming while his coat is stuck in the car door]

CLOUSEAU!

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